The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 8. Murphy.
Over Half q Hundred Friends and Rel.
atlves Lend their Presence to
the Happy Event.

0CvoS LeuO Cme1r ff0S0nCO 10
the Happy Event.
Over half century ago gay party oi
young folks in Old Virginia sat laugh.
ing and talking while their willing hands
peeled and pared the luscious fruit at an
old-fashioned apple. cutting. As the
ripe, round fruit was merrily tossed to
and from the rows of happy workers, a
certain blooming maiden whose cheeks
had borrowed the blush on the mellow
fruit, laughingly let 60 an apple at one
Of the sturdy young men opposite her.
The apple fell in his coat pocket, and
tempted him to fall in-love. That night
as the two walked home and he led her
over the narrow foot logs spanning the
little streams, 1t was the same old story
ever new. In due time their was hap.
py wedding in that neighborhood.
That wedding occurred just half cen.
tury ago, and the same bride and groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Murphy, celebrated
the happy event at their home in this
place on last Monday evening. Over
fifty relatives and friends assembled to
participate in this most enjoyable occa.
sion. About eight O'Clock the guests
were served to a most delightful lunch,
after which they all repaired to the par.
lor to witness one of the most beautiful
features of the evening. After quiet
was restored, Mrs. Cummings, in very
neat and appropriate speech, presented
the aged couple with fifty gold dollars.
contributed by their host of friends and
relatives here. After the presentation
speech Mrs. Cummings read the follow
ing lines on the semi.centenHiel ami
versary of this happy old couple:
II Is fifty years in the long ago;
We would wish Of the vanished time
That it, cherished memories round You flow
Like the poets silver rhyme.
Gods blessing rests, % IL rested then
On the household, husband, wife.
And the Joy and sorrow richly blend
In the beautiful song Of life.
Was there ever . Joy from the home above,
Or sorrow, but came TO teach
Some treasure undreamed, or His kindly love
In giving you each to each.
There are Joys too deep for the ear to hear,
Or griefs for the lips to tell;
And sounded alike on hope and fear
In the chimes Of the marriage bell.
Now fifty years Of this blended life
Have passed from the earth away;
No storms, nor shadows, nor worldly strife
Have clonded this wedding day.
Each stsndeth strong in the others love,
Fast bound by the golden tie;
God showers down from his throne above
A taste Of the by and by.
And brighter far than the sunlights gold.
Is the little silken thread
That binds you together, growing old,
Aa Whan v0t, frak vora
And Va send a creating q, visbes br;ob.
For the yesrs thst are vet in store.
And may heavens radiant, richest light
Be over you evermore.
The scene was enc long to be re-.
membered, and as Mrs. Cummings read
these beautiful lines their pathos and
tenderness found a vihratinr chord in
o,orv . hraast o,d 49,, s:.a
y oSasV, auI many an 9ye moist-
eneo 70 tne poets rhythm. Following
tnis u Nv was IN tne response OF the recipients
with every evidence of the heartfelt
gratitude for the kindly remembrance
"a tL";. v,en., s-;o-J. oo
tta. tL;. ". S.Nn. .p..
AsVer this Mr. etormony, OF fnnceton,
mo, responded In q feeling eulogy on
his couple no% hit hsd mot
but whom he had known long enough
to love and land their many v;rtnas and
,,ra;.a1ro-th, NJ tso;t. - aLa. Oh"
PiTao. sta;cS VI cnsIacte,
Inls over, AUD Lang gSyne, "swanee
NV h,ver d, ana other i,S old songs were sung by
would have done credit to a Jubilee club.
The Occasion was one that r. is seldom
,,. .;,,;Iso -. ""S oo ..S' ~ aS soiuOm
ouI P1NIeee w oIJoy, anu surely SVeIy
ons Ptesent can nearby JOIN with the